Bucky wrote:

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:The whole soda thing seems like a bit of a canard to me. Are we to assume all soda buyers are suddenly going to stop drinking anything besides tap water? Won't a good proportion of them find other beverages to slake their thirst?

No, you're totally missing the point. They're driving to #$!&@ Jersey to save $2 on their cases of Mountain Dew.

Because that's a thing.

That's ridiculous.


I drive to DELAWARE for my diet mountain dew. (but I buy 20-40 12 packs a pop!)

dear lord

JUburton wrote:

Bucky wrote:

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:The whole soda thing seems like a bit of a canard to me. Are we to assume all soda buyers are suddenly going to stop drinking anything besides tap water? Won't a good proportion of them find other beverages to slake their thirst?

No, you're totally missing the point. They're driving to #$!&@ Jersey to save $2 on their cases of Mountain Dew.

Because that's a thing.

That's ridiculous.


I drive to DELAWARE for my diet mountain dew. (but I buy 20-40 12 packs a pop!)

dear lord

Bucky has to be like a chocolate easter bunny- hollow inside

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:The whole soda thing seems like a bit of a canard to me. Are we to assume all soda buyers are suddenly going to stop drinking anything besides tap water? Won't a good proportion of them find other beverages to slake their thirst?

No, you're totally missing the point. They're driving to fucking Jersey to save $2 on their cases of Mountain Dew.

Because that's a thing.

i know snark is cool and all. but philadelphia is enormous and a large amount of the population works OUT OF city limits(almost 600k daily commuters going in and out of philadelphia). not really hard to see the county line stores increase revenue. a 24pk of pepsi is an extra 4$. that adds up and can definitely make people shop close to work and not at home.


(i'm in favor of a soda tax, just not in this incarnation)

edit: i'll also sometimes leave the city and head to Cherry Hill to go shopping at wegmans. i'll save more money on regular items that will offset my 5$ toll. i lived near a bunch of people that trekked into Cherry Hill already.

jamiethekiller wrote:

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:The whole soda thing seems like a bit of a canard to me. Are we to assume all soda buyers are suddenly going to stop drinking anything besides tap water? Won't a good proportion of them find other beverages to slake their thirst?

No, you're totally missing the point. They're driving to fucking Jersey to save $2 on their cases of Mountain Dew.

Because that's a thing.

i know snark is cool and all. but philadelphia is enormous and a large amount of the population works OUT OF city limits(almost 600k daily commuters going in and out of philadelphia). not really hard to see the county line stores increase revenue. a 24pk of pepsi is an extra 4$. that adds up and can definitely make people shop close to work and not at home.


(i'm in favor of a soda tax, just not in this incarnation)

edit: i'll also sometimes leave the city and head to Cherry Hill to go shopping at wegmans. i'll save more money on regular items that will offset my 5$ toll. i lived near a bunch of people that trekked into Cherry Hill already.

The shoprite in Wilmington by the waterfront at one point (don't know if they still do, I haven't been down there in a few years) would actually reimburse you for the toll if you came from jersey and spent so much money, you just had to give them a receipt.

jamiethekiller wrote:

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:The whole soda thing seems like a bit of a canard to me. Are we to assume all soda buyers are suddenly going to stop drinking anything besides tap water? Won't a good proportion of them find other beverages to slake their thirst?

No, you're totally missing the point. They're driving to fucking Jersey to save $2 on their cases of Mountain Dew.

Because that's a thing.

i know snark is cool and all. but philadelphia is enormous and a large amount of the population works OUT OF city limits(almost 600k daily commuters going in and out of philadelphia). not really hard to see the county line stores increase revenue. a 24pk of pepsi is an extra 4$. that adds up and can definitely make people shop close to work and not at home.


(i'm in favor of a soda tax, just not in this incarnation)

edit: i'll also sometimes leave the city and head to Cherry Hill to go shopping at wegmans. i'll save more money on regular items that will offset my 5$ toll. i lived near a bunch of people that trekked into Cherry Hill already.

http://philly.curbed.com/2016/5/27/1179 ... iladelphia

Census numbers from 2013 found that some 253,000 people commute into Philadelphia every day. Meanwhile, 146,825 Philly residents travel outside of the county.

So it's really just 150k people who have easy daily access. The tax was could be improved in in a lot of ways but being against it because it will cost a few people jobs is just the dumbest baseline republican thinking (not pointed at jamie, obviously)

Bill McNeal wrote:

jamiethekiller wrote:

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:The whole soda thing seems like a bit of a canard to me. Are we to assume all soda buyers are suddenly going to stop drinking anything besides tap water? Won't a good proportion of them find other beverages to slake their thirst?

No, you're totally missing the point. They're driving to fucking Jersey to save $2 on their cases of Mountain Dew.

Because that's a thing.

i know snark is cool and all. but philadelphia is enormous and a large amount of the population works OUT OF city limits(almost 600k daily commuters going in and out of philadelphia). not really hard to see the county line stores increase revenue. a 24pk of pepsi is an extra 4$. that adds up and can definitely make people shop close to work and not at home.


(i'm in favor of a soda tax, just not in this incarnation)

edit: i'll also sometimes leave the city and head to Cherry Hill to go shopping at wegmans. i'll save more money on regular items that will offset my 5$ toll. i lived near a bunch of people that trekked into Cherry Hill already.

The shoprite in Wilmington by the waterfront at one point (don't know if they still do, I haven't been down there in a few years) would actually reimburse you for the toll if you came from jersey and spent so much money, you just had to give them a receipt.

Disgraceful.

jamiethekiller wrote:

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:The whole soda thing seems like a bit of a canard to me. Are we to assume all soda buyers are suddenly going to stop drinking anything besides tap water? Won't a good proportion of them find other beverages to slake their thirst?

No, you're totally missing the point. They're driving to #$!&@ Jersey to save $2 on their cases of Mountain Dew.

Because that's a thing.

i know snark is cool and all. but philadelphia is enormous and a large amount of the population works OUT OF city limits(almost 600k daily commuters going in and out of philadelphia). not really hard to see the county line stores increase revenue. a 24pk of pepsi is an extra 4$. that adds up and can definitely make people shop close to work and not at home.


(i'm in favor of a soda tax, just not in this incarnation)

edit: i'll also sometimes leave the city and head to Cherry Hill to go shopping at wegmans. i'll save more money on regular items that will offset my 5$ toll. i lived near a bunch of people that trekked into Cherry Hill already.

Meh, most things are cheaper outside of city limits. I've worked in downtown Richmond for a decade, and we have the same phenomenon, albeit on a smaller scale.

I never buy things downtown (whether it's at a grocery store, CVS, or convenience store) if I can avoid it. The soda tax isn't creating that problem.

this is all a familiar refrain of conservatism, though. forcing cigarette makers to disclose their ingredients will cause jobs to be lost, preventing deforestation will cause jobs to be lost, not having the CIA interfere in Guatemalan politics will cause American jobs to be lost! yet they're the same ones that would suck Jack "fire a bunch of low levels every quarter" Welch's diseased cock.

jamiethekiller wrote:

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:The whole soda thing seems like a bit of a canard to me. Are we to assume all soda buyers are suddenly going to stop drinking anything besides tap water? Won't a good proportion of them find other beverages to slake their thirst?

No, you're totally missing the point. They're driving to fucking Jersey to save $2 on their cases of Mountain Dew.

Because that's a thing.

i know snark is cool and all. but philadelphia is enormous and a large amount of the population works OUT OF city limits(almost 600k daily commuters going in and out of philadelphia). not really hard to see the county line stores increase revenue. a 24pk of pepsi is an extra 4$. that adds up and can definitely make people shop close to work and not at home.


(i'm in favor of a soda tax, just not in this incarnation)

edit: i'll also sometimes leave the city and head to Cherry Hill to go shopping at wegmans. i'll save more money on regular items that will offset my 5$ toll. i lived near a bunch of people that trekked into Cherry Hill already.

do most people buy soda in bulk? I would venture to guess most purchases are impulsive or with a meal while on the go.

jamiethekiller wrote:

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:The whole soda thing seems like a bit of a canard to me. Are we to assume all soda buyers are suddenly going to stop drinking anything besides tap water? Won't a good proportion of them find other beverages to slake their thirst?

No, you're totally missing the point. They're driving to fucking Jersey to save $2 on their cases of Mountain Dew.

Because that's a thing.

i know snark is cool and all. but philadelphia is enormous and a large amount of the population works OUT OF city limits(almost 600k daily commuters going in and out of philadelphia). not really hard to see the county line stores increase revenue. a 24pk of pepsi is an extra 4$. that adds up and can definitely make people shop close to work and not at home.


(i'm in favor of a soda tax, just not in this incarnation)

edit: i'll also sometimes leave the city and head to Cherry Hill to go shopping at wegmans. i'll save more money on regular items that will offset my 5$ toll. i lived near a bunch of people that trekked into Cherry Hill already.

that is bc wegmans is the shit and most grocery stores in the city blow chunks

Is diet soda included in this tax? And if so, under what rationale?

mozartpc27 wrote:Is diet soda included in this tax? And if so, under what rationale?

Diet soda is evil.

mozartpc27 wrote:Is diet soda included in this tax? And if so, under what rationale?

Compromise. The original proposed deal was .03/oz exempting diet drinks, but the council passed a .015/oz including diet drinks.

Spicer said DOJ going after recreational weed. Lol

slugsrbad wrote:

mozartpc27 wrote:Is diet soda included in this tax? And if so, under what rationale?

Compromise. The original proposed deal was .03/oz exempting diet drinks, but the council passed a .015/oz including diet drinks.

This is the most correct answer.

But diet soda isn't exactly 'harmless', ie. just because it's zero calories doesn't mean it has zero effect on the body. Science hasn't quite figured out exactly how though.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/die ... ular-soda/

Woody wrote:Spicer said DOJ going after recreational weed. Lol

Priorities.

RichmondPhilsFan wrote:

Woody wrote:Spicer said DOJ going after recreational weed. Lol

Priorities.

STATES RIGHTS

Woody wrote:Spicer said DOJ going after recreational weed. Lol

i have at least some hope that this might actually piss off a lot of white people

I cant believe they are attempting this. Are they trying to become the least popular administration of all time? Anyway they will lose. California gonna kick their ass

td11 wrote:

Woody wrote:Spicer said DOJ going after recreational weed. Lol

i have at least some hope that this might actually piss off a lot of white people

I was gonna say, he really does seem to be going out of his way to cater only to the people to the right of the casual FOX News viewer. Which seems like a pretty huge problem for the GOP moving forward, assuming we survive